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    Abraham Ortelius first theorized in the 16th century that the continents were once joined together before separating. In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener developed the theory of continental drift, proposing that approximately 300 million years ago, all the continents were part of a supercontinent called Pangea. However, the scientific community rejected Wegener's theory for decades due to a lack of supporting evidence. It was not until the development of paleomagnetism in the 1950s-60s that evidence was found for seafloor spreading and continental movement, leading to the modern acceptance of plate tectonics.

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    Abraham Ortelius first theorized in the 16th century that the continents were once joined together before separating. In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener developed the theory of continental drift, proposing that approximately 300 million years ago, all the continents were part of a supercontinent called Pangea. However, the scientific community rejected Wegener's theory for decades due to a lack of supporting evidence. It was not until the development of paleomagnetism in the 1950s-60s that evidence was found for seafloor spreading and continental movement, leading to the modern acceptance of plate tectonics.

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    Abraham Ortelius first theorized in the 16th century that the continents were once joined together before separating. In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener developed the theory of continental drift, proposing that approximately 300 million years ago, all the continents were part of a supercontinent called Pangea. However, the scientific community rejected Wegener's theory for decades due to a lack of supporting evidence. It was not until the development of paleomagnetism in the 1950s-60s that evidence was found for seafloor spreading and continental movement, leading to the modern acceptance of plate tectonics.

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    ● 1596

    Although Alfred Wegener was the first to publicly share the theory about The continental drift
    theory, Abraham Ortelius noticed that the shapes of the coastlines seemed to fit together, like a
    puzzle. So he theorized that one time, all the continents were joined together and that America
    had separated itself from Africa and Europe.

    ● 1910
    Wegener first thought of the concept of continental drift when he was studying the map of the
    world. However, Wegener did not pay too much attention to this concept at this time as he
    thought it was irrational.

    ● 1912
    After the first evidence during 1911, Wegener had a hypothesis that about 300 million years
    ago, all the continents had been joined into a supercontinent he called Pangea. But even with
    evidence, the science community did not accept his findings as Wegener's theory had flaws. In
    which he also published his hypothesis of continental drift (The origin of continents and oceans)

    ● 1930’s
    The theory was rejected due to its lack of evidence and support to the claims.

    ● 1950-1960’s
    There was no proof to support Wegener's theory until the 1950s, when the field of
    paleomagnetism was developed. Harry H. Hess developed the idea that oceanic crust forms
    along mid-ocean ridges. He suggested the seafloor spreading, in which he supported his theory
    that the seafloor was warmer near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. They thought that if the oceanic floor
    is continually being newly created, the rocks on the ocean floor should give an indication to past
    reversals of the magnetic field.

    ● 2016
    The concept of continental drift is very much a reality. The theory is now globally accepted.

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